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Culture Investigating Yavneh’s Bustling Drug Scene — from 3,000 Years Ago
Before the central Israeli town of Yavneh became a residence for police officers and IDF officers, it featured a varied drug scene, including many different kinds of intoxicants and hallucinogens. Long before. These substances were used 3,000 years ago, during the Iron Age, and were an integral part of culture and ritual for the Philistines,…
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Fast Forward Cop Fired for Beating Ethiopian-Israeli Insists He Acted Properly
The Israeli police officer who was fired for beating an Ethiopian-Israel soldier said he acted properly in his attempt to arrest and subdue the soldier, who had entered a closed-off area. Identified by the Israeli news website Ynet as Sgt. Maj. Y., the officer agreed to be interviewed after the soldier, Damas Pakada, filed a…
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Fast Forward Israel Moves To Toughen Sentences for Stone-Throwers
Israeli cabinet ministers approved on Sunday legislation aimed at imposing tougher penalties on stone-throwers, a measure that stemmed from a wave of Palestinian protests last year in occupied East Jerusalem. A draft law that won preliminary parliamentary approval late last year allowed for sentences of up to 20 years in jail for throwing a rock…
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News For New Israelis, Hebrew Names Are About Autonomy, Not Assimilation
Born to a Jewish family on Long Island, Jessica Singer was given the Hebrew name Yehudit, after the ancient figure said to have saved the Israelites by beheading an Assyrian general. For most of her life, Singer went by her Hebrew name in synagogue only. When she legally changed her name to Yehudit at age…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Soccer ‘Win’ May Come With a Nasty Hangover
Former South African cabinet minister and African National Congress (ANC) leader Tokyo Sexwale figured prominently in Friday’s political drama at international soccer’s FIFA conference in Zurich. Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub explicitly mentioned Sexwale as having played a critical role in his decision to withdraw the motion to have Israel expelled. And FIFA President Sepp…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Drop Motion To Suspend Israel from FIFA
The Palestinian soccer association withdrew its bid to have members of the FIFA world soccer body vote on whether to suspend Israel. The head of the Palestine Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, on Friday said in announcing the move: “I thank those who convinced me to drop the suspension [of Israel]. The German president [Angela Merkel]…
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Fast Forward Jewish, Arab Youths Promote Harmony in Israel Through Music
Arab and Jewish students in Israel are trying to bridge the gap between their two communities one note at a time through classical music programs that bring together some of the country’s best musicians. The Polyphony Foundation, which was created in 2011 by New York residents Deborah and Craig Cogut and artistic director Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar,…
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Fast Forward U.S. Defense Aid to Israel Will Increase — Possibly Over Iran
U.S. defense aid to Israel is likely to increase after 2017, sources on both sides said on Thursday, seeing a possible link to Washington’s efforts to assuage its ally’s fears over nuclear diplomacy with Iran. A current package worth $3 billion a year expires in 2017. A U.S. official, speaking to Reuters on condition of…
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